Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Complaint Says Service Generated More Than 1.5 Million Malicious URLsGoogle has sued a Chinese phishing-as-a-service provider accused of teaching customers to use Gemini to generate and customize scam websites, a campaign linked to more than 1.59 million phishing URLs, over 100,000 victims, and widespread credential and financial theft.

Medtech Maker Is Still Recovering While Iranian Hackers Threaten More Attack VictimsAs medtech maker Stryker continues working to restore global IT systems brought offline by a cyberattack last week, class action lawsuits against the company are piling up in federal court and the Iranian hackers claiming credit for the attack are warning of more assaults to come on other victims.

Cybercrime Gang Rhysida Still Lists the Practice on Its Leak Site Among Its VictimsA Kansas medical group will pay $1.2 million to settle proposed class action litigation involving an attack that compromised the sensitive data of nearly 256,000 individuals. The Rhysida ransomware operation claimed responsibility and said it stole 3 terabytes.

Inotiv Tells SEC 'It's Still Evaluating Full Impact and Notifying Breach Victims'Drug research firm Inotiv in a filing with federal regulators said it is still evaluating the financial and operational impact of an August cyberattack that's linked to ransomware gang Qilin. The company is also notifying nearly 10,000 people whose data was allegedly stolen in the incident.

More Than 1M Victims Affected GloballyTech giant Google sued the Chinese-speaking operators of a phishing-as-a-service operation in what it hopes will be a first step to deterring the prolific service behind hundreds of thousands of fraudulent websites used to steal credentials from millions of victims.

Bayhealth Medical Center Was Among Cybercrime Group's Many 2024 Healthcare VictimsBayhealth Medical Center in Delaware - an alleged victim of a 2024 hack by the "notorious" and prolific ransomware gang Rhysida that resulted in a breach affecting nearly a half-million people - has agreed to a preliminary settlement in a proposed class action lawsuit stemming from the incident.

Co. Is Already Facing Several Lawsuits Based on Its Much Lower Victim EstimatesEmployee benefits administrator Verisource Services Inc. has told regulators that a hack discovered in February 2024 has affected 4 million individuals, up significantly from initial estimates reported last summer. The company already faces several lawsuits involving its earlier lowball estimates.

Also: US Govt Seeks Return of Hack Funds to Bitfinex; Mango Markets ShutsThis week, BitMEX fined $100M, prosecutors sought return of Bitfinex funds, Mango Markets shut, a Web3 attack method; pastor charged in crypto scam, CFPB proposed firms refund hack victims, 2024 crime stats, Wolf Capital co-founder's guilty plea, Thai Bitcoin miners seized and a New York AG lawsuit.

Attorney General Accuses Telecom of Failing to Correctly Notify Millions of VictimsWashington state's attorney general filed a consumer protection lawsuit against T-Mobile over a massive 2021 data breach that exposed personally identifiable information for more than 79 million consumers, alleging in part the telecom failed to correctly notify victims.

Lehigh Valley Health Network Will Pay 134,000 Victims of Ransomware Attack and LeakA Pennsylvania-based healthcare system that was hacked by ransomware group BlackCat in 2023 and extorted over stolen exam photos of breast cancer patients posted to a data leak site has agreed to pay $65 million under a proposed settlement of a lawsuit affecting 134,000 patients and employees.

Legal Moves: Crypto Theft Lawsuit; Hospital Sues LockBit GangIn the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed why crypto-seeking drainer scam-as-a-service operations are thriving, a novel legal move that recovered a hospital's stolen data, and a ground-breaking case involving bitcoin that could streamline recovery for victims.